tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post4446778547650022449..comments2023-08-25T17:30:36.937+05:30Comments on Business Musings: Tepid BeerRameshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-50398400289212488642011-08-29T07:28:59.891+05:302011-08-29T07:28:59.891+05:30@gilsu - Why you no like ??? Konchum champagne kod...@gilsu - Why you no like ??? Konchum champagne kodukkatuma. Grape juice than saar. Won't tell amma :)<br /><br />@Vishal - Sometimes even clean Ramamrithams do such nonsense on their illusion that , but for them, the world would go to pieces.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-53986543346550307642011-08-28T22:39:21.241+05:302011-08-28T22:39:21.241+05:30Why would a Ramamritham do this if there is no ben...Why would a Ramamritham do this if there is no benefit involved for him? I find hard to digest Ramamritham doing something for no vested interest especially when it comes to policing something.Vishalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09901902300962335348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-53665991467949044242011-08-27T20:33:46.144+05:302011-08-27T20:33:46.144+05:30sarakku industry ,,be it govt sponsored or private...sarakku industry ,,be it govt sponsored or private me the no likes..least bothered with who gets what. If iam the FM..i wud increase taxes on dhammu and thanni so much that people would need to work more to pay and would still drink less and smoke less.gilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03259194565523548553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-54926101124165592262011-08-26T08:53:25.678+05:302011-08-26T08:53:25.678+05:30@Sandhya - You touch on an important point - citiz...@Sandhya - You touch on an important point - citizen apathy or indiference, but I would argue that citizen activism is not to be expected. The job of a citizen is to get on with his normal life - not necessarily agitate for a cause. Where I fault the citizen is the all too willingness to pay or receive a bribe or bend the law when it comes to a personal matter but expect everybody else to be squeaky clean.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-59678184397821178162011-08-26T08:03:12.679+05:302011-08-26T08:03:12.679+05:30@Prats - Yes. I can understand governmens wanting ...@Prats - Yes. I can understand governmens wanting to interfere in matters of public interest, like say arms. But beer ????<br /><br />@J - Unfortunately so. The problem is a degradation of moral values. Thats not easy to fix at all.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-59530666474832191342011-08-25T22:40:01.715+05:302011-08-25T22:40:01.715+05:30I totally agree with your comment to Ravi that it ...I totally agree with your comment to Ravi that it is so easy to identify corruption with others, be it politicians, govt employees, and maybe the scale of the problem is bigger in these cases. But given the current zero tolerance mood in india towards corruption, every Indian needs to take a cold hard look at themselves to see how we can move to a corruption free culture.Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-10518988335790188972011-08-25T19:34:27.341+05:302011-08-25T19:34:27.341+05:30I am surprised at myself and people like us at lar...I am surprised at myself and people like us at large<br /><br />when i read your post, the first reaction was - <br /><br />how it stinks every where<br /><br />and then take a step back, didnt i know this. of course it is good to know from a general knowledge perspective that there is a restrictive beer policy in Andhra (and as ever - you have enlightened with an amazingly different facet), but is there a merit to the underlying emotions, and the anger and the sentiments.<br /><br />Havent i chosen this myself. As long as i am able to go to work every day, doesnt matter about the poorly laid roads by the contractors who bribed back half the contract cost (, as long as i can buy a seat for my kid in the school that i wanted, as i long as i can pay that small under the table bribe and register my little home in the registrar office (not to mention the black money) and as long as i get away with every thing that i get away with... does it matter to me.<br /><br />I dont think we have a right to complain and blame of the stink around us unless we chose to do something about it. we can of course talk about it and feel sad about it and that is what we all do exceptionally well.<br /><br />your home, your society, your country is what you make of it.<br /><br />But i also appreciate that due to various circumstances, aspirations and personal choices, we dont have the bandwidth to go beyond this. <br />i couldnt even stand out for that 30 mins of human chain outside my office because tehre was a visitor in the office that i had to attend. <br /><br />so we pay the price. we are equally responsible is my view.Sandhya Sriramhttp://sandhyasriram.sulekha.com/blog/posts.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-36773985521958067932011-08-25T14:22:40.313+05:302011-08-25T14:22:40.313+05:30I totally agree this was ridiculous basket managem...I totally agree this was ridiculous basket management by the government obstructing with the free markets...Pratshttp://prats.co.innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-44786903749909198942011-08-25T10:07:12.943+05:302011-08-25T10:07:12.943+05:30@Ravi - Alas, its not only the politicians or bure...@Ravi - Alas, its not only the politicians or bureaucrats at fault. Its an ill that permeates every aspect of our society. The average citizen is equally at fault.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-7416731322671684052011-08-24T22:04:35.813+05:302011-08-24T22:04:35.813+05:30Every thing is for sale. Nothing is sacrosanct. Ou...Every thing is for sale. Nothing is sacrosanct. Our politicians and civil servants are all pigs with snouts in the trough. I do not approve of the Hazare tactics from a constitutional viewpoint, but only if people take control of the way the politicians behave will things change.Ravi Rajagopalanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17321251570712041230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-22172789977987056762011-08-24T21:32:04.088+05:302011-08-24T21:32:04.088+05:30@Anon - Ha Ha
@kiwi - Don't tell me N wooed y...@Anon - Ha Ha<br /><br />@kiwi - Don't tell me N wooed you with apple juice :):)Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-54000814332507658872011-08-24T20:23:43.328+05:302011-08-24T20:23:43.328+05:30Once upon a time in the mid/late 90s Andhra had th...Once upon a time in the mid/late 90s Andhra had this ridiculous thing called "prohibition". My better half (Who was then not yet my better half!) used to run three restaurants in the sheraton and used to palm off somthing called near beer to the unsuspecting (including yours truly). It was a plain and simple concoction of apple juice (for the color) and soda (for the froth!)kiwiblokenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-28343708961942461792011-08-24T17:41:35.075+05:302011-08-24T17:41:35.075+05:30We do appreciate there is some annaiya who worries...We do appreciate there is some annaiya who worries about our plight. We do hope that it goes viral in the social media. We would also like to assure you we will whole heartedly support if some one starts a binge mela protesting this.<br />Thanking you from the bottom of the beer barrel-Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Beverage Consumer AssociationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com